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Damaged Lives 1933 is an American film produced by Columbia Pictures and directed by Edgar G. Ulmer about a couple that contracts a venereal disease. Filmed in 1933, this cautionary tale was not released in America until 1937. The film involves an extramarital encounter that nearly leads the wife of the main character into killing herself and her husband. The film was produced under the name Weldon Pictures, because Columbia did not want to be associated with the topic of the film. This film stars Jason Robards Sr. Click here to download The Movie Store

Delightfully Dangerous 1945: Young Sherry Williams dreams of having a singing career, and she idolizes her older sister Josephine, who has gone to New York to perform on the stage. When Sherry is distraught just before performing at her school, a visiting Broadway producer encourages her by telling her positive things about her sister. Soon afterwards, Sherry decides to make a surprise trip to New York to visit Josephine - but what she finds there is not at all what she expected, Sherry finds out her sister is in burlesque. This movie stars Jane Powell and Ralph Bellamy Click here to download The Movie Store

John McCain has portrayed himself as the maverick of Washington, the guy who is in nobody’s pocket, the guy who will cross Party lines to do what he thinks is right and in the best interest of the American people. But with the fifth advisor to make a hasty exit from the straight talking express in order to maintain the spotless white hat image, it makes one wonder why and how these people were allowed to weasel on board in the first place. We got two and only two questions to ask here; Is John McCain just a figment of some really great public relations and marketing or is John McCain really sharp enough to know what is going on around him. We only ask, because we have seen this scene before.

Born to Gamble 1935 Four brothers try to break a generations-old family curse that turns them into reckless wagers in this engaging drama based on the Edgar Wallace novel "The Green Poropoulos." And we decided to run this flick today in honor of the following recent headlines: LAS Vegas - A prosecutor says retired NBA star Charles Barkley will face felony charges if he fails to repay a US$400,000 gambling debt to a Las Vegas Strip casino. Clark County District Attorney David Roger says Barkley will get a chance to make restitution to Wynn Las Vegas to avoid felony bad check charges. The casino alleges in court documents filed Wednesday that Barkley failed to repay four $100,000 casino markers, or loans, he received last Oct. 18 and 19.Barkley played 16 NBA seasons. He's now a basketball analyst for TNT. It should be noted, Barkley stated he has paid all of his outstanding gambling debts and vowed not to gamble anymore last night while providing analyst for the Spurs Hornets game

Ghost Patrol 1936 A Professor has an invention that will bring down planes causing them to crash and some really smart crook is forcing him to use it on planes carrying cash. When the hero arrives to investigate he is mistaken for a noted outlaw. So he assumes that identity to force the bad guys to make him a partner. But just as a plane bringing our hero help, his true identity is discovered and while he is a prisoner, the crooks force the professor to start his machine to jack their asses up big time. This is the first Sci-Fi western we got. Click here to download

Thankfully the president is resting comfortably back here in the states after a brutal Mid East trip that could only be described as a total loss towards effort to bring peace to one of the most consistently violent regions on earth. In fact, one could comfortably describe this total loss as being representative of his two terms in office. These last ditch efforts to establish a plan for a reduction of hostilities between the Israelis and the Palestinians by playing the role of an honest broker in the region, fell flat as per usual because the president played his same old role.

Horror of the Zombies 1974 The Blind Dead are all at sea, but unfortunately so is the plot, in this third installment of DeOssorio's "Blind Dead" series. Undead Templar Knights of this film are adrift aboard an ancient Spanish galleon which rolls out of the ghostly fog to attack a small experimental motor cruiser being driven by a couple of fashion models who are trying to pull off a publicity stunt to promote the new boat. Click here to download The Movies Store

Manos, The Hand Of Fate 1966 A family on vacation in the desert takes a wrong turn and ends up in an old dark house run by the creepy Torgo, who says he takes care of the place while The Master is away. As night falls the family is menaced by The Master and his wives, a supernatural cult that worships the evil deity known as Manos . Click here to download The Movie Store

President Bush just couldn’t leave the White House in dignity and grace like any other poor performing president or corporate executive. No, he had to stay true to form and embarrass himself the country and the American political process and protocol by pandering to the Israeli Parliament at the expense of Barack Obama. In His usual blathering manner Bush reasserted America’s unyielding support for Israel, by summoning the images of Hitler’s military might rolling over Poland and crushing Czechoslovakia all because Neville Chamberlain was stupid enough to think talking to the Nazis would chill out the madman leader from Germany. With dimwitted precision President Bush tried unsuccessfully to tie Barack Obama to failed efforts of the past in dealing with tyrants, dictators and despots. Using the term appeasement, he hoped to show that Obama’s stated goal of using dialog and diplomacy as part of America’s arsenal of weapons to resolve differences and conflicts was sheer naivete, and c

Made in 1955 a.k.a. Dementia, a narrator takes us deep into the mind of an insane woman awakening from a nightmare in a cheap hotel room. Without dialog we follow her through the skid-row night and encounters with an abusive husband; a wino; a pimp and the rich man he panders for; a flashback to her traumatic childhood; violence; pursuit through dark streets; dementia. Filmed in film-noir style throughout; only the narrator speaks. Click here to download The Movie Store

Bad Boy 1939 stars Johnny Downs, led astray by crooked Steve Carson (James Robbins). A bit on the lame side, our goofball hero tries to get his act together through his trials and tribulations and by the end of the flick he gets the cops off his back and puts the real scumbags in the poky. This one of the few mainstream flicks of the day that offered a major role to legendary black actor-writer-director Spencer Williams Jr., best known to contemporary viewers as Andrew H. Brown on TV's Amos 'N' Andy. Click here to download The Movie Store

While Barack Obama has this nomination locked up numerically; he does have significant work to do to ensure that he and the Democratic Party make a sweep of things in November. The whole party is betting on Barack Obama to bring the country together once and for all. Local, state and national contest are going to rest on his ability to convince his weakest support that he is a Democrat that understands the concerns of all Americans, be they Black, White, liberal, conservative, city dweller, suburban or rural. He is going to have to reach out to shake the hands of those that may not be willing to extend theirs. He will have to work harder with those unfamiliar with his style and his method of thinking. He will have to prove to those whom are distrusting of people that don’t share all their views and cultural experiences that he will fight for all Americans.

All The Kind Strangers 1974 AKA Evil in the Swamp Starring Stacey Keach and Samantha Eggar A couple traveling through a backwoods area are held by a group of orphans who want them to become their parents. Unfortunately, the kids have a habit of killing adults who refuse that particular honor. Most Reviews says this film sucks big time. You be the judge Click here to download The Movie Store

A Brother From Another Planet 1984 Joe Morton stars in this dramatic comedy, set in New York City in the early 1980s, as "The Brother," an alien and escaped slave who, while fleeing "Another Planet," has crash-landed in Upper New York Harbor. Picked up as homeless, he is deposited in Harlem. The sweet-natured and honest Brother looks like any other black man, except that he is mute and - although other characters in the film never see them - his feet each have three large toes. The Brother has telekinetic powers but, unable to speak, he struggles to express himself and adjust to his new surroundings, including a stint in the Job Corps at a video arcade in Manhattan. Click here to download The Movie Store

Hitchhiker 1953 stars Edmond O'Brien, about two friends on a fishing trip picking up a stranded hitchhiker who turns out to be an escaped convict. This creep has already murdered others that have unwittingly assisted his efforts to evade the cops He taunts the two men while having fun telling them that he is going to jack their asses up before the end of the trip.. The hostages try to stay alive long enough to escape or be rescued by Mexican authorities. Good luck with that! Click here to download The Movie Store

Boys of the City 1940 Street kids, the East Side Kids that is, get sent to the country to chill, but much to our delight they get mixed up in murder and a haunted house. Click here to download The Movie Store

Barack Obama is expected to take a beating in the West Virginia Democratic primary contest today, so we thought we would examine why. With Hillary Clinton clearly on the ropes and fighting for every vote she can muster to make a last ditch argument to override the peoples choice, she is also trying to making a statement. Her cleverly targeted message to her self described core support is to show via the West Virginia contest that a significant demographic of the Democratic Party will not back Barack Obama under any circumstance. While know one can truly know the motives that drive another, one can sometimes accurately speculate about intentions based upon past performance. As the curtain began come down on the Clinton show last week, we heard how her hard working white supporters were or would abandon the Democrats in the general election, alluding to race as a reason. While most in the mainstream media caught the drift loud and clear, the signals were already sent and received just

Major correction due for the incorrect movie description of King Solomon’s Mines. We gave the write up for the 1950 remake. The King Solomon’s Mines we have programmed for today is the original made in 1937 starring Paul Robeson as Umbopa. Still a great flick. Enjoy and past it on!

Captain Calamity 1936, stars George Houston, Marian Nixon, Vince Barnett. In short, we got a kick ass sea captain that sails the high seas looking for action and a hot babe or two, when he can find them. This flick has it all, from singing lover boy to two fisted cutthroat butt kicker. Click here to download The Movie Store Dont forget to share this fun with a friend

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Since we have already acknowledged that Sen. Obama is the Democratic nominee, we at RetroVision Media are going to cut to the chase with our top four reasons why Hillary Clinton should Not be considered for the Vice President’s spot on the ticket. A. Bill Clinton! Do you really want Bill Clinton lurking about trying to steal the spotlight as he bills himself as the indispensable advisor? All the while undermining Sen. Obama’s image as the real president in charge. We have seen a similar scenario with Vice President Chaney seemingly playing puppeteer. B. Hillary Clinton would dilute his message of change. What is the point of winning a hard fought contest against an old guard styled politician that played the race, the gender and the socioeconomic cards so disgracefully and liberally. C. Obama